COLUMBIA, Missouri, February 14. CHLOE Sutton's decision to turn pro in December might just be rewarded quicker than initially thought. She kept on path to win the overall Grand Prix prize with another strong outing in the penultimate day of long course meter swimming at the USA Swimming Grand Prix held in Columbia.<\/p>\n
"I'm really excited about it," Sutton told USA Swimming<\/i>. "I wanted to come out here and go some pretty good times. I'm having a great meet so far."<\/p>\n
Sutton pushed her lead to 24 points in the series with 50 overall points. Rebecca Soni and Matt Grevers stand second with 26 points each.<\/p>\n
Women's 800 free<\/b>
\nMission Viejo's Chloe Sutton might just be unstoppable this year when it comes to winning the overall $20,000 Grand Prix prize. She checked in with another victory, this time with an 8:40.16 in the distance event. Clovis' Tristin Baxter (8:53.52) and Parkland's Taylor O'Brien (9:02.49) completed the podium behind her.<\/p>\n
Men's 1500 free<\/b>
\nRicardo Monasterio of the Davie Nadadores cruised to a win in the men's metric mile with a 15:44.17. Ediz Yildrimer of The Woodlands finished in second with a 15:47.91, while Mexico's Arturo Perez Vertti Ferrar rounded out the top three with a 15:48.40.<\/p>\n
Women's 200 back<\/b>
\nMissouri's Lauren Lavigna gave the host team something to cheer for with a winning time of 2:14.11, while teammate Dominique Bouchard snatched second-place honors in 2:15.55. SMU's Therese Svendsen grabbed third place in 2:16.05.<\/p>\n
Men's 200 back<\/b>
\nSwimMAC's Nick Thoman continued a strong meet with a commanding victory in the distance dorsal. Thoman completed the event in 2:00.12, more than two seconds ahead of Cal's David Russell. Russell claimed second in 2:02.80, while Canada's Matt Hawes took third overall in 2:03.33.<\/p>\n
Women's 100 free<\/b>
\nSwim Atlanta's Amanda Weir snagged the title in the women's 100 free with a time of 56.19. Missouri's Kim Jasmer claimed second in 56.58, while Swim Florida's Erika Erndl touched third in 57.03. <\/p>\n
Men's 100 free<\/b>
\nCanada's Brent Hayden ripped off a 49.43 to secure the victory. No one even threatened him as he flipped at 23.69. Cal's Will Copeland placed second in 50.49, while Tucson Ford's Simon Burnett completed the top three in 50.99.<\/p>\n
Women's 200 fly<\/b>
\nCanada's Tanya Hunks posted a convincing win of 2:13.90, winning by more than two seconds. Mission Viejo's Chloe Sutton demonstrated some serious versatility with a second-place 2:16.26 to add more points to her overall Grand Prix lead. SMU's Denisa Smolenova picked up third place in 2:17.02. <\/p>\n
Men's 200 fly<\/b>
\nJavier Hernandez of Honduras overtook Luiz Azarias down the final 50 meters to win, 2:04.05 to 2:04.20. Hernandez posted a 32.18 final leg, while Azaris faded with a 33.62. Arthur Mendes of Davie Nadadores finished third in 2:06.66.<\/p>\n
400 free relays<\/b>
\nSMU's Justine Clark, Sascha Van den Branden, Emily Vavourakis and Ana Santos won the women's race in 3:51.72, while the Davie Nadadores team of Erick Marques, Alex Di Giorgio, Israel Murat and Daniele Tirabassi claimed the men's title in 3:32.49.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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